The 16-year-old son of Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako, Founder and General Overseer of Alive Chapel International, has been sentenced to six months at a senior correctional centre. This follows his guilty plea to eight charges, including two counts of manslaughter, after a tragic road crash in East Legon that claimed the lives of two preteens.

Before his sentencing, the teenager was held at the Osu Correctional Centre while being prosecuted. According to police prosecutors, he was showing off the speed of his parents’ Jaguar F-Pace Sport when it collided with a black Acura, resulting in the fatal crash.

The police report revealed that the teenager, accompanied by a friend, drove the white Jaguar to A&C Mall, where they met other friends in two SUVs. The three vehicles formed a convoy, with the teenager leading in his mother’s car through the East Legon area.

Initially, he pleaded not guilty to all charges during proceedings at the Family and Juvenile Court. However, he was later remanded into custody, where specific conditions were outlined for his care.

Following the crash, Bishop Salifu Amoako, his wife Mouha Amoako, and Linda Bonsu Prempeh, a sales assistant, were also arrested. They faced charges of “permitting an unlicensed person to drive.”

The Accra Circuit Court granted GH¢50,000 bail with two sureties each to Salifu Amoako and his wife. Linda Bonsu Prempeh, who allegedly provided the car key, was granted bail under the same conditions. All three pleaded not guilty during their court appearance on October 16, 2024.